Articles...
Oct 3 2008
LIFE expectancy in West Dunbartonshire is the second lowest in Scotland....
Oct 3 2008
NO wonder Dumbarton pals Peter Murray and Sean McCallion are smiling....
Oct 3 2008
UNIONS are hailing a one day strike over a “paltry” pay offer a complete success – and are already planning their next action....
Oct 3 2008
A TEENAGE girl strolled down the middle of a busy carriageway in Dumbarton while high on drink and drugs....
Oct 3 2008
A PASTORAL workers’ mass was held recently in St Patrick’s Church, Dumbarton....
Oct 3 2008
WHEN John Bundy took over a pub in the heart of Dumbarton High Street, he had a vision of making it a must visit venue for music fans....
Oct 3 2008
OUTDOOR fun is not child’s play for kids at an Alexandria school, claim furious parents....
Oct 3 2008
GROUPS, churches and individuals in West Dunbartonshire are being urged to back a campaign to Bring Christmas joy to children in Eastern Europe and Africa....
Oct 3 2008
ONE of Dumbarton’s oldest residents has died just a month after marking her 100th birthday....
Oct 3 2008
PARENTS in West Dunbartonshire are being invited to mark a new arrival with a special ceremony....
Oct 3 2008
PUPILS in West Dunbartonshire are lagging behind their classmates across the country for exam results....
Oct 3 2008
POLAROID Retirees Association is holding a former employees only reunion night in the Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton, on Friday, October 24....
Oct 3 2008
A BOOK tracing Victorian times in West Dunbartonshire was launched this week....
Oct 3 2008
A DUMBARTON alcohol counselling agency is dealing with its highest ever number of young people in two decades....
Oct 3 2008
MAJOR developments are underway to reach out and help more carers in West Dunbartonshire....
Oct 3 2008
HEALTH staff have been warned to be on their guard against outbreaks of new strains of the C-Diff bug which was responsible for a number of patient deaths at Vale of Leven Hospital....
Oct 3 2008
CARE workers nominated for a top council gong plan to boycott its glitzy awards ceremony this Friday in a protest over pay....
Oct 3 2008
A DUMBARTON optician is calling on people to join a nationwide effort to help build an eye clinic in Zambia....
Oct 3 2008
COUNCILLORS united in support of a 24-hour council strike last week – with all elected members refusing to cross a picket line....
Oct 3 2008
THE number of bail offences in West Dunbartonshire has prompted calls for tougher punishments on offenders....
Oct 3 2008
THE latest charity effort by chaplaincy staff at Faslane Naval Base certainly isn’t half baked....
Oct 3 2008
DUMBARTON teenager Christopher Smith was honoured at the House of Lords recently for his voluntary work....
Oct 3 2008
A HUSBAND battered his wife after she confronted him about text messages on his mobile phone, Dumbarton Sheriff Court heard last week....
Oct 3 2008
A BLAZE that caused £10m of damage to the Cutty Sark last year was sparked by an industrial vacuum cleaner on board....
Oct 3 2008
RECKLESS kids are putting lives at risk by dropping bricks from a flyover on to a busy dual carriageway....
Oct 3 2008
MEMBERS of the Boys’ Brigade in Dumbarton will mark the organisation’s 125th anniversary with a parade and service on Sunday....
Oct 3 2008
A DUMBARTON dad has died while training for a motorcycle rally in Dubai....
Oct 3 2008
A MUM’S fight to introduce an emergency overdose treatment to Scottish police offices is being taken to Holyrood....
Oct 3 2008
A RESIDENTS’ association has insisted that without its efforts a Bonhill estate would go to “rack and ruin”....
Oct 3 2008
THIEVES stole from a garage in Bellsmyre last week – then threw paint over the driveway....
Oct 3 2008
KIDS go free all this month at Dumbarton Castle....
